Close both of my eyes for me

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Schließe mir die Augen beide

(Sung text for setting by L. Greger)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG ENG ENG ENG FRE

Schließe mir die Augen beide
mit den lieben Händen zu;
geht doch alles, was ich leide,
unter deiner Hand zur Ruh.
Und wie leise sich der Schmerz
Well' um Welle schlafen legt,
wie der letzte Schlag sich regt,
füllest du mein ganzes Herz.

Composition:

Luise Greger

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Schließe mir die Augen beide"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Close both my eyes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Elisabeth Siekhaus) , "Close both my eyes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Both my eyes, come, close and cover", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Florence Z. Marshall) , "Come and close my aching eyelids"
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2012
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ferme-moi les deux yeux", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

Close both of my eyes for me

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Greger)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Close both of my eyes for me
with your beloved hands;
then everything that makes me suffer
will, beneath your hands, go silent.
And as the pain gently drifts,
wave by wave, off to sleep,
as the last surge ripples,
you fill my entire heart.

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Translation of Rothschild's title: "To forget pain"

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Emily Ezust
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